Combined printing and addressing machine.



W. HAY.

COMBINED PRINTING AND ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 950.29. 1910..

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APPLICATION FILED 0Ec'.29,19|o.'

Patented A11g.14, 1917.

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IN VENTOR WMQ A TTORNE Y W. HAY.

COMBINED PRINTING AND ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-29.1910. 1 ,236 ,930, Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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ATTORNEY W. HAY.

COMBINED PRINTING AND ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 29, 1910.

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WALIEB HAY, 0F SEVILLE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THEAUTO- MATIG ADDRESSING MACHINE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

COMBINED PRINTING AND ADDRE'SSING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 14,1917. I

Application filed December 29, 1910. Serial No. 595,932.

automatically printing mailing-addresses and the like upon a series ofpostal cards, envelops, wrappers, statements and other objects from aseries of independent and separate printing devices or addressingplates,

The primary object of the invention is to provide an automatic machineadapted to print a statement, advertisement, market quotations or othersubject-matter upon one side of a series of cards or other objects andat the same time to print mailing addresses upon the reverse side ofsuch cards from a series ofindependent and unconnected addressingplates.

A further and important object of the invention is to provide a machineadapted to print as above described upon both sides of a card or otherobject, and at the same time to print an address upon one side ofanother card in one printing operation of the machine; in other words,amachine inwhich three printing impressions are made in one printingoperation.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an automatic machineadapted to rapidly and positively move a number of sepa rate addressingplates from a stack or supply into one or more printing positions and todeposit the addressing plates in a storing receptacle or file drawerafter taking one or more printing impressions therefrom; to provide apositlve feeding mechanism and guiding means for the cards or other ob-.

jects tobe printed; to provide a simple and efficient mechanism fordepositing the addressing plates inthe file drawer; to insure properinking of the printing devices; and the invention has other objects inview which will be pointed out hereinafter.

Machines adapted to print upon both sides of a card or other object inone operation have been devised, in which the addressing plates arelinked together in the form of a band or chain. For the purpose of moreclearly pointing out commerclal features of improvement in the presentinvention, it

becoming obsolete, being suppianted by machines using separateaddressing plates. As being mainly responsible for such substitution,the following objectionable features. found in chain-type machines arecited: The chain or chains of printing devices, when not in use, areusually rolled up, one printing device resting upon another, which is at to, nyurethe faces of the type; and beings red in this-form, it isquite inconvenient to make changes in certain addresses, to cancelothers, and to make additions, especially in alphabetical order; and itwill readily be seen that these difliculties are greatly aug- Inentedwhen such machines are used for subscription lists, by large insurancecompanies, public service corporations, etc., where the number ofaddresses extends into hundreds of thousands.

In contrast to the above described disadvantages, the present inventionis closely associated with the most modern business 8(' methods andcomprehends, among other fea tures, a series of indexed file-drawers inwhich the separate addressing plates may be stored in alphabeticalorder, and quickly and conveniently reached for purposes of referenceand for making corrections, additions and cancellations.

Other meritorious features of the invention and details of constructionwill be fully understood from the following description in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, inwhich Figure 1 is a side sectional elevation of one form of a combinedprinting and addressingmaohine embodying the principles of 9 5 myinvention, and'taken at-or near the longitudinal center of the machine;Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic plan view of the machine, the bed frame beingomitted except as outlined by the dotted line; Fig. 3 is a frontelevation largely sectional lengthwise of the runway along which theaddressing plates are caused to travel; Fig. 4 is a slightly enlargedsectional view of the right hand end portion of Fig. 3, and shows themethod of depositing the addressing plates in the file drawer; Fig.

5 is a plan view of the printing platen, and, its supporting andactuating members; Fig.

6 shows a clutch adapted to connect the two parts of the main shaftoperatively together;

Figs. 7 8 and 9 are detailed views relating to the feeding of theaddressing plates; Fig."

' are diiferent views of a card pusher; Fig;

14 is a perspectiveview showing the guid ing means for the cards orother objects during their travel from the card magazine to the printingposition; Fig. 15 is a perspective view of an addressing plate suitablefor use in the form of machine here shown, but not forming a part ofthis in-' vention; Fig. 16 is a front elevation showing the main inkingroll and an automatic inking device for supplying the inking roll withink; Figs. 17, 18 and 19' are detailed views of the inking device; Figs.20, 21 and 22 illustrate samples of a large variety of work for whichthe machine is adapted, and

are shown mainly to aid in describing certain functions of the machine.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a bed frame adapted to be mounted in anysuitable way, and removably secured to which is a magazine 2 (Fig. 3) ofsuitable dimensions to hold a supply of addressing plates A which bygravity pass through ,an opening in the bed frame to a runway 3 securedto and extending nearly the entire length of the bed frame which, at theend opposite the aforesaid magazine, is provided with an opening throughwhich may be entered a file drawer B for receiving the addressing platesas they are discharged from the runway. A step-by-step movement of theaddressing plates along the runway is effect-- ed by means of areciprocating rod 4 journaled at one sideof the runway and secured towhich are a number of pins 5 equidistantly spaced slightly further apartthan the length of the addressing plates. The rod 4 is reciprocated bymeans of a lever arm 6' (Fig. 2) pivotally secured at its rear endto thebed frame and actuated by a slotted cam 7 secured to the shaft 8journaled in a number of hangers (one of which, 9, is shown in Fig. 6)secured to the bed frame; means for connecting the end of the lever arm6 to the rod 4 consist of a split clip 10 (Figs. 8 and 9) looselymounted on a reduced portion of the rod 4, and suitably secured to aholder block 11 constructed with a stud pin 12 passed loosely throughone end of an adjustable link 13, the opposite end of which is pivotedto a grooved block 14 adapted for adjustment in a slot formed in the endof the lever arm- 6 for the ur pose of maintaining the proper longituinal movement of the rod 4 as the cam 7 becomes worn; the purpose of theadjustable feature plates into the proper printing position after thecorrect longitudinal movement of the rod 4 is obtained in the manneralready described. The rod 4 is also subject to a. rocking movement forthe purpose of bringing the pins 5 into and out of engagement with theaddressing plates; this rocking movement, approximately one-eighth of arevolution, is efiected (see Figs. 2 and Z) by an oscillatory arm 15suspended from the bed frame and provided at its-lower end. with a pin16 carrying a cam roller 17 in the path of a cam 18 which cooperateswith a spring 19 to give a reciprocating motion to a bar 20 pivotallyconnected at one end to the aforesaid pin 16 and at the opposite end toa crank 21 feather-keyed to the rod 4 which is permitted to slide(reciprocate) in the crank, but not to turn therein.

Also ournaled in the runway, Figs. 1 and 2, in a horizontal plane withthe rod 4 and at the side opposite thereto, is a companion rod 4carrying pins 5 and secured against longitudinal movement; this rod 4 isadapted to be rocked by mechanism (part of which is shown in Figs. 2 and7) at the side of and similar to that employed for rocking the rod 4,and for the like purpose of brlnging the pins 5 into and out ofengagement with the addressing plates. It will be observed that thepins'5 and 5 of the rods 4 and 4 respectively rock, move or swinglaterally in planes at right angles to the run way.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the method of feeding the addressingplates will now be described: When the rod 4 reaches its extremeright-hand position (Fig. 2) the pins 5 of rod 4 are lowered into ahorizontal position before the pins 5 of rod 4 are raised to permit rod4 to return; when rod 4 reaches its extreme left-hand position, its pins5 are lowered into a horizontal position, and the one nearest themagazine end is in the clearance space X in position to move thelowermost addressing plate of a stack one step toward the printingposition; the pins 5 of rod 4 are now raised to permit the advancestroke of rod 4 moving the addressing plate mentioned, and at thecompletion of this stroke, the pins 5 are lowered, one at each end ofthe addressing plate which now occupies the first space from themagazine, for the purpose of securing the addressing plate againstaccidental longitudinal displacement; the pins 5 are now raised topermit the return stroke of rod 4,

which improvement insures correct feeding.

Now referring to Fig. 3, it will be explained how the addressing plates,when leaving the runway, are deposited in a file drawer. As previouslymentioned, B indicates' a file drawer which has been inserted in anopening in the bed frame; oppositely and vertically disposed adjacentthe open side of the file drawer are two parallel rods 22 (also see Fig.2) having their upper ends positive and secured to the bed frame, orthey may otherwise be supported; adapted to slide up and 'down on rods22 is a slide piece 23 constructed with a shelf 23 which is disposed inan inclined plane and extends into and nearly to the bottom of the filedrawer, the end of the shelf next the bottom of file drawer being thehigher as shown; secured to the slide piece 23 is a downwardlyprojecting extension 24 attached to the lower end of which is a cable 25secured to and adapted to be wound on a drum 26 shaft-connected to, acoiled band spring 27, the shaft to which the drum and spring aresecured being journaled in a hanger 28 fastto the bed frame. Prior tothe entrance of the addressing plates into the file drawer, and throughthe agency of the. spring 27, the shelf 23 is normally held in itsuppermost position against or close to a pair of oppositely disposeddepressing blocks 29 secured to the inside of the file drawer and nextthe upper (front) end thereof; the bottom edges of these blocks aregiven an inclination opposite to that of the shelf, 'so' that when thelatter is against the blocks, a V-shaped space is formed. As the rod 4pushes an addressing plate into the file drawer and into the V-shapedspace, the file drawer remaining stationary, the. addressing plate actsas a wedge and thus depresses the shelf, and this depressioncontinuesuntil (see Fig. 4) the addressing plate has been pushed beyondthe end of the runway, at which point the end lastly on the runway iscaused to fall onto the shelf, the fall being sufficient to provideunobstructed passage for the forward end ofthe next addressing platewhich, during its progression, enters as a wedge between the depressingblocks and the first addressing plate, thus depressing the latter andfinally falling into proper posltlon in *the file drawer to make roomforthe next addressing plate, and so on. It will be understood that asthe weight of addressingplates on the shelf increases, the tension ofthe spring 27 also increases proportionately, hence theinitial upwardpressure of the shelf against the depressingblocks is substantiallymaintained in the case of each succeeding addressing plate as it isborne against the depressing blocks; also that when a file drawer iswithdrawn, the shelf, through the action of the spring, will rise signedto be clutched'to the shaft 8, as will be explained more fully,andprovided with a cam-roller 33 which enters an aperture in the lever armso formed that an up-anddown movement will be imparted thereto,

during one half revolution of the shaft, and

during the other half of the: revolution the lever arm will remainmotionless. Oppositely disposed and securedto thetop of the bed frameare two upright-frame pieces'34 (also see Fig. 5)- each provided with astud pin 35 loosely mounted upon which is a bifurcated lever 36 inoperative. connection with the aforesaid lever arm 31 through aconnecting link 37. The frontfend of the" lever 36 is pivotallyconneotedito the upturned ends of a platen holder 38 by means ofstud-pins 39, vertically above which and separated somewhat therefromare'fs'tud pins 40 secured to the 'upperextremities-"of the platenholder; secured to the frame pieces 34 and vertically above stud pins35I1arestud pins 41 which together with stud pins 40 are loosely passedthrough opposite eiids'of a connecting link 42; the distance between thecenters of pins 41 and 40 being the 'fsanie as between pins 35 and 39,and the vertical distance between the centers of pins 35 and 41 beingthe same as between pins 39 and-"- 40, it will readily be understoodthat the well known principle of parallel motionis employed in thepresent invention, and that it is admirably adapted to maintain thebase--- of the platen holder in a horizontal position throughout itsentire stroke, and at the same time lateral movement is prevented in thesimplest possible manner by means of the bifurcated lever. Projectingthrough the base of the platen holder and near the sides thereof arefour adjusting screws 43 distributed in pairs near each end of the base;

two clamping screws 44 are passed centrally through the base, one ateach end and a little outside of the adjusting screws, as shown:

these clamping screws are each provided at their lower ends with aheadand at the upper ends with a screw thread adapted to receive a nut 45;by means of the screws as thus arranged, a platen 46 is removablysecured to the platen holder, and obviously adapted to reliableadjustment to bring the printing device carried thereby into parallelposition relative to the surface of the bed frame. As shown, a rubberstamp C is secured to the platen, but instead of this arrangement achase for holding type, or an electrotype, or any other device orcombination of devices used for printing may be employed and secured bymeans of the beforedescribed screws to the platen holder.

Positioned beneath and well toward the front of the bed frame andjournaled 1n suitable hangers (not shown) secured thereto is a rockshaft 47 (also see Fig. 2) to which are secured forwardly projectingarms 48 provided at their forward ends with ad usting screws 49 adaptedto contact with vertically movable plungers 50 and 51 (also see Fig. 3)to the upper end of each of which is secured a rectangular platen 52; asshown, the plungers are arranged transversely central of the runwavandare adapted to move therein, and each is formed with an enlarged portionat the lower end forming a shoulder, pressing downwardly against whichis a spring 53; it will be seen in Fig. 1 that the addressing plates arefree to travel over and past the platen, and also that when the latterare raised, the addressing plates directly over said latens are adaptedtobe raised thereby. ecured to the intermediate portion of the rockshaft 47 is a rearwardly pro-' jecting arm 54: arranged in the path of acam roller 55 carried by a cam-arm 56 secured to the shaft 8. a

" From the foregoing it will be seen that the arm 54 is depressed andthe plungers raised by the cam action and that the plungers will bedepressed and the arm 54 raised into the path of the cam roller by thesprings 53. The cams which actuate the lever arm 31 and the arm 54 areso timed that the printing device secured to the platen holder 38 willbe moved to its lowermost position simultaneously with the raising ofthe platens 52 into their uppermost positions. Dlirectly abovetheplungers50 and 51 are openings 1 and 1", in the bed frame 1 ofsuflicient size, as to permit the entrance therethrough of the upperportion of the address- 1 ing plates; secured to the upper side of thebed frame and extending across the opening 1 above the plunger 51 is aplate 57 (Fig. 3) having its forward portion raised somewhat from thebed frame so as to permit the insertion of a card, or other object to beprinted, between the two.

The movement of the cards to the printing position and the inking of theprinting device O are effected bymeans of the followin describedmovement: A slide" plate 58 (Flgs. 1 and 11) is centrally mounted on atransversely arranged rod 59 secured at each end to the bed frame, andis steadied by its overhanging ends being in contact with bearingsurfaces formed on the lower side of the bed frame; thus providing athree-point bearing, as plainly shown. in Fig. 11; the slideplate, whereit is supported by the rod 59, is constructed with lever 62 pivotallyconnected to the bed' frame and provided at the end of its shorter armwith a cam roller 63 which enters the slot of a cam 64 secured to theshaft 8 and so formed as to effect a complete forward and returnmovement of the slide late during one half revolution of the sl faft.Secured to each end of the slide plate is a standard 65 which projectsupwardly through a slotin the bed frame and has secured to its upper enda forwardly projecting flexible arm 66; these arms are formed with aU-shaped depression or bearing at their front ends in which an inkingroll 67 is supported and adapted to rotate. A pair of card pushers 68are also secured to the slide plate and project upwardly and forwardlythrough slots in the bed frame; Figs. 12 and 13 show a plan and sideelevation ofone of these card-pushers, which are preferably made ofspring material and mounted on blocks 68 'adapted for adjustment ingrooves formed in the slide plate; a slot 68 through which a screw ispassed provided adjustment to suit various widths of cards, or otherobjects to be printed. As shown, the card pushers are provided withpushing members 68 and a central gage tongue 68 which projects somewhatbeyond the pushing members and is depressed therefrom to an extentapproximating three quarters of the thickness of a card, envelop, etc,to be printed; in operation, the gage tongue is caused to bear againstthe underside of a card, andto act as a gageto prevent the pushingmembers from engaging more than one card at a time; during the returnmovement of the slide plate, the forward ends of the card-pushers aredepressed by the weight of the stack of cards, under which they slide,and this depression continues until the pushing-members have reached.the rear edge of. the lowermost card, at which point they will springupwardly into position to engage and move the card, the gage-tonguelimiting the upward movement 50 as to prevent engagement with the secondcard above, as will be seen in Fig. 13, it being understood that thegage-tcngue is not permitted to slide past the card at the end of thereturn stroke. It will be understood that instead of making thesecard-pushers of spring material, they can be made of more rigidmaterial, and the principle of their operation still be retained.

Referring to Fig. 1, a magazine 69, adapted to hold a stack of cards,envelops, or any other objects to be printed, is secured to the bedframe at the rear and out of the path of the platen 4.6; along thebottom of the front side of themagazine a space or slot is providedthrough which the cards may successively be pushed, and adjustablysecured to the magazine above this space is a gate or gagepiece 70adapted for vertical adjustment and to prevent the egress of more thanone card at a time.

As the cards come from the magazine, they are caused to enter betweenand under V side walls 71*, which extend below the surface upon whichthe cards are supported and which guide the cards laterally, and withoverlying portions 71 adapted to rest or bear upon the end portions ofthe cards for the purpose of preventing one card from climbing uponanother. The guide bars are kept in their proper positions, which isgoverned by the size of the cards or other objects to be printed, bymeans of four screws 72 loosely passed through the guide bars andadjustably secured to the bedframe; ordinarily the weight of the guidebars will be sufficient to hold the cards in place, but failing in this,helical springs can be interposed between the heads of the screws andthe guide-bars to insure the requisite pressure. It should'be understoodthat a card coming from'tlie-magazine into the printing'position isemployed to push the printed card out of the way.

-As shown in Fig. 1, the automatic inking device is supported by thecard magazine and operated by one branch of the bifur-- cate'dlever 36.However, it may be suppogtedfand operated in any other suitable mannerIts construction comprises a frame 73 (also see Fig. 16) constructedwith forwardlyprojecting end-portions in which is journaled adistributing roll 74- adapted to be rotated by a pinion 75 enmeshed witha gear 76 rotated through part of'a revolution by a lever 77 (Fig 17)provi forward end with a-rofler 78 arranged in the path of oneibranch ofthe bifurcated lever 3 6, w h ich during its downward stroke depressesthe forward portion of the lever and raises the rear portion thereof towhich is pivotally connected a pawl 79 arranged to engage with the teethof the gear 76; the latter and the lever 77 are loosely mounted on acommon axle secured to the frame 73, and as the bifurcated lever 36 isbeing re- .turned to its uppermost position, the lever 77 will follow byreason of its rear end being weighted, the pawl 79 slipping past thegear-teeth in its descent, as will be clearly .understood from thedrawings. Superimends of the frame 73, (see Fig. 18); the

a pair of guide-bars 71, Fig. 14, formed with.

posed on the distributing roll and extend-.'

end 80 of the reservoir is also provided with a second stud pin 80located vertically above and se arated somewhat from the stud-pin 80, te upper stud pin projecting beyond the frame end to receive the thrustof a pivoted arm 81 which thrust is exerted by a spring-actuatedplunger-pin 82 inserted through an adjusting screw 83 carried by theframe-end. It will be understood by referring to Fig. 19, that when thedistributing-roll is rotated through all or part of a revolution, theink reservoir will be rocked by friction caused by its weightbeingsupported by the distributing roll; and that the extent of the rockingmotion will be regulated by the adjusting-screw 83, The bottom of theink reservoir is provided with a slot extending nearly the entire lengththereof and adapted to be filled with ink through the medium of a holecommunicating with the bottom of the tank, which hole may be closed by avalve-plug. lVhen theink reservoir is rocked in the manner.

already described, the slot therein will be opened next the distributingroll, and thus permit ink to run thereon; and when 'the rotation of thedistributing roll ceases, the ink reservoir will be returned to itsnormal,

exerted arnf 81, the ink between the distributing roll and reservoirserving as a lubricant to assist the return' If a surplus of ink isdelivered to the. roll, the friction between theroll and reservoir willbe lessened thereby, and in proportion as such surplusof ink acts as amore effective lubricant, consequently the reservoir will not be In Fig.2, S indicates a sprocket wheelwhich is secured to the shaft 8- androtated by any suitable means, such as a treadle arrangement or someform of motor.

There are various ways in which the ad- .dressing plates may be held inthe file drawers when the latter are in a vertical position, andreleased therefrom when inserted in the magazine 2. One method is shownin Fig;

10, in which B indicates a pair of oppositely-disposed yieldableretainers secured at one end to the outsides of the file drawer andhaving their opposite ends bent inwardly so as to partly close the openend thereof; the retainers are' formed near their bent ends withL-shaped projections B which, when the file drawer is inserted in themagazine 2,

upright position-by means of the springare adapted to be engaged byverticallydisposed angle-oars, (not shown), arranged one at each side inthe magazine and in such manner as to permit their being spread apartand so held during the withdrawal of he file drawer, the retainers beinglikewise pread apart thereby so as unobstruct the nd of the file drawer.

in considering the arrangements of parts and the operation of themachine as thus far described, it is apparent that were the entiremachine operated at the start, three cards would be moved out and awaywithout being printed on their lower sides, by reason of fourrevolutions of the machine being required before the first addressingplate arrives at the. central printing position. And it should be statedthat there are occasions when it is not desired to print from certainaddressing plates, hence it will be obvious that insuch cases theprinting and card feeding mechanisms should be stopped until suchaddressing plates have been moved past the printing position.

To properly provide for the above conditions, I employ what may betermed a cutout mechanism shown in Fig. :2, and comprising a push-rod84, to the front end of which is secured a push-button 85, the rear endbeing pivotally connected to a bellcrank-lever 86, pivotally connectedto a bracket (not shown) secured to the bedframe; this lever, as, shown,is formed with a rearwardlv projecting portion which terminates in ayoke apertured to receive the pins of a clutch-ring (not shown) looselymounted on the slidable part of a clutch 87 (Fig. 6), feather-keyed tothe shaft '8 having its inner end journaled in the fixed part of theclutch 87", keyed or otherwise firmly secured to the inner end of theshaft 8; one part of the clutch is formed with a single jaw, and theother part with a single depression to receive the jaw. Therefore,whenever the two shafts are clutch-locked together, virtually formingone continuous shaft, the various mechanisms will be in correct timewith each other. And the mechanism which feeds the addressing platesbeing the only one operated by the shaft 8 which is directly connectedwith the drivingmeans, it will be seen that when the shafts areunclutched, the printing and card-feeding mechanisms will be put out ofaction.

The practical operation of the machine will now be briefly described. Aseries of cards or other objects to be printed are placed in the cardmagazine, and a file drawer containing addressing plates is inserted inthe magazine provided for this purpose and the addressing platesreleased from the file drawer which is then inserted through the'openingat the discharge end of the runway; tne push-button 85 is then pushed inand the machine starteddhemech anism feeding the addressing plates beingthe only one in action. As the addressing plates are moved step by stepfrom their a gazine, to the printing position or positions alley arecaused to be inked by some suitable form of inking device, (one formbeing shown in F 3, and indicated by the nu moral 88). its the firstaddressing plate comes into the first printing position, an opening inthe bed frame permitting observation, the push-button is released andthe shaft 8 with its associated mechanisms permitted to come intoaction. A card or other object to be printed is then pushed into theprinting position simultaneously with the inking of the printing deviceC by the inking roll 6?: Immediately following the retraction of theslide-plate carrying the inking roll, the printing device C is broughtdown upon the card simultaneously with the raising of the addressingplate against the under side of the card, and simultaneously also withthe return stroke of the reciprocating rod at. The upper and lowerprinting devices are then moved to their respective uppermost andlowermost positions; another card is then moved out from the cardmagazine to the printing position as the inking-roll is moved across theupper printing device, and as the second addressing plate is beingbrought into the printing position; the inking roll is now retracted andreaches i s rearmost position at or about the same time that theaddressing plate comes to rest in its printing position. The upper andlower printing devices are then brought together, being separated onlyby the card or other object which receives an .impression from bothsimultaneously or substantially so, and the operations thus continuinguntil the last addressing plate in the magazine has been printed from,immediately following which the push button is again pushed in, thuspermitting the clearing of the runway and the depositing of the usedaddressing plates in the file drawer while the printing and card feedingmechanisms are out of action.

When it is not desired to print from one or more addressing plates, andbefore such are permitted to enter the printing position, the pushbutton is pushed in,'which, as before explained, puts'the printing andcard feeding mechanisms out of action until such addressing plates havepassed beyond the printing position, when the push button is releasedand the printing continued.

in Fig. 20 is shown a modern form of statement similar to that used bycertain public service corporations and printed on the reverse side of astandard U. S. postal card, such visible statements now being permitted.to pass through the mails. At or about the same time the statement form(e:

chine, an address is being printed on the obverse side of the card by anaddressing plate and which obverseside is shown in I Fig. 21. At orabout the time the addressing plate from which this address was printedreaches the second printing position, (above plungers 51, Fig. 3), thecard is inserted between plate 57 and the bed frame and receives asecond impression from the same addressing plate, (this address beingshown at one end of the card in Fig. 20), simultaneously, orsubstantially so, with the printing on both sides of another card in thefirst or central printing position of the machine. Thus it will be seenthat the machine is adapted to print .two. cards or other objects andmake three printing impressions in one printing operation. As showingthe utility ofv the repeated address on the reverse side of the card, itmay be stated that when the statement is receipted, the end of the cardcontaining the repeated address is detached, and this stub end serves asa memorandum to show that the addressee has paid.

Fig. 22 shows one of many forms of modern advertising adapted to beprinted by the machine herein described. In this case, the

invitation is made more effective by having.

the address repeated above the Salutation, it being understood that theaddress is first printed on the obverse side of the card.

It is obvious that the addressing plates are deposited in the filedrawers in the same order in which they'come outyand that they areadapted to be arranged therein in ac-- eordance with'a card-indexsystem, the indices appearing at the upper ends and being readily seenwhen the addressing plates are stored in the file drawers, which latterare also adapted to be indexed in accordance with the most modernmethods. In Fig. 15, the type carried by the address plate for rintinthe name and address are desi nated a, and the index characters on theplate are designated a It should be distinctly understood that I do notin any way restrict this invention to a construction adapted for or toits use with the addressing plates shown, as obviously various styles ofand much thinner address.-

ing plates could be used, and moving and locking members of any suitableform could be secured to rods %L and 4 Without limiting myself to theexact construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described,what I claimland desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of a magazinefor holding a series of separate addressing plates or printing devices,a runway arranged to receive said printing devices from the magazine,and a means reciprocable lengthwise of the runway and rockable about anaxis extending longitudinally of the runway for the magazine to andbeyond printing position and into the receptacle.

3. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of a magazinefor holding printing devices, a runway arranged to receive said printingdevices from the magazine, means movable lengthwise of the run way formoving the printing devices spaced apart along the runway from themagazine to printing position, and'also movable laterally in planes atright angles to the runway for engaging and disengaging the printingdevices, and means for securing the printing devices againstdisplacement when they are disengaged from the moving means. 4;. In aprinting and addressing machine, the combination of a magazine forholding printing devices, a runway arranged to receive said printingdevices from the magazine, a device having means for engaging theprinting devices and reciprocatable in the direction of its axis to movethe printing devices along the runway and roekable about its axis tocause said means to engage and disengage the printing devices, and meansfor holding the printing devices against displacement when disengagedfrom the said means.

5. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of a magazinefor holding printing devices, a runway arranged to receive said printingdevices from the magazine, reciprocatable means for engaging and movingthe printing devices spaced apart along the runway from the magazine toprinting position, said means being also movable laterally in planes atright angles to the runway to engage and disengage the printing devices,and means for securing the printing devices againstdisplacement whenthey are disengaged from the reciprocatable means.

6. In a printing and addressing machine,

' the combination of a magazine for holding I to and beyond the printingposition and into the receptacle, said means being also movablelaterally in planes at right angles to the runway to engage anddisengage the printing devices, and means for securing the printingdevices against displacement when they are disengaged from thereciprocatable means.

7. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of a magazinefor holding printing devices, a runway arranged to receive said printingdevices one by one from the magazine, means reciprocatable in thedirection of its longitudinal axis and rockable about said axis andprovided at intervals lengthwise'thereofwith devices for engaging andmoving the printing devices step by step and spaced apart'along therunway.

8. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of a magazinefor holding printing devices, a runway arranged to receive said printingdevices one by one from the magazine, means adapted to engage anddisengage printing devices for moving the latter along the runway stepby step, and means provided at intervals lengthwise thereof with devicesadapted to be projected between the printing devices'for engaging andholding the printing devices in the runway against displacement when outof engagement with the moving means.

9. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of a magazinefor holding printing devices, a runway arranged to receive said printingdevices one by one from the magazine, reciprocatable means provided atintervals lengthwise thereof with devices for engaging and moving theprinting devices step by step and spaced apart along the runway, andmovable means provided at intervals lengthwise thereof and fixed theretowith devices for engaging and locking the printing devices againstdisplacement when they are disengaged from the reciprocatable means.

10. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of a magazinefor holding printing devices, a runway arrangedto receive said printingdevices one by one from the magazine, a rod provided at intervalslengthwise thereof with pins and adapted to be rocked to bring the pinsinto' and out of engagement with the printing devices and also to bereciprocated to move the printing devices step by step along the runway,said pins also serving to space the printing devices apart.

11. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of a magazinefor holding printing devices, a runway arranged to receive said printingdevices one by one from the magazine, a pair of rodsdisposed lengthwiseor the runway and provided at intervals along their length with pins,one of said aaaesao rods adapted to be rocked to bring its pins into andout of engagement with the printing devices and also to be reciprocatedto move the printing devices step by step along the runway, and theother of said rods adapted to be rocked to bring its pins into and outof engagement with the printing devices for the purpose of locking sameagainst displacement during the return stroke of the first mentioned rodand while its pins are disengaged from the printing devices.

12. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of a magazinefor holding a series of separate printing devices, a bed frame having aplurality of apertures, means step along the bed frame from the magazineto a plurality of printing positions opposite said apertures, and meansfor causing a plurality of printing devices to be inserted through theapertures of the bed frame and devices opposite the apertures andcooperating with the last named means so as to cause the printingdevices to print on one side of a plurality of objects in one printingoperation of the machine.

13. In a printing and addressing machine,

. the combination of a magazine for holding a series of separateprinting devices, a bed frame having a plurality of apertures, means formoving said printing devices step by step along the bed frame fromthe'magazine to printing positions in registration with said apertures,and reciprocatable members arranged also in registration with theapertures for causing the printing devices in printing positions to besimultaneously inserted through said apertures and means opposite theapertures for cooperating with the reciprooatable members to cause theprinting devices to make a plurality of impressions at one printingoperation of the machine.

14. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of a magazinefor holding a series of separate printing devices, a bed frame having aplurality of apertures, means -for moving said printing devices step bystep along the bed frame from the megazine to the apertures throughwhich the printing devices may be inserted, reciprocatable devices belowthe apertures of the bed frame for causing a plurality of printingdevices to be raised through said apertures, a printing device above oneof the apertures, an abutment above the other aperture, and means foractuating the printing device and the reciprocatable means so as toprint on both sides of one object and on one side of another object atone printing operation of the machine.

15. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of a magazinefor holding a series of separate printing devices, a bed having aplurality of spaced apertures thereranged beneath said apertures, aprinting member above one of the apertures, an abut- 'ment above asecond. aperture, means for feed1ng the separate printing devices stepby step along the bed beneath said aper tures, and means for actuatingthe printing member above the bed and for raising the reciprocatabledevices below the bed so as to cause the printing devices directly abovethe reciprocatable devices to be raised and inserted through saidapertures, so as to cause three printing impressions to be made at oneprinting operation.

16. Ina printing and addressing machine, the combination of a receptaclefor holding a series of objects to be printed, a slide piecereciprocatable beneath the objects to be printed, means connected tosaid slide piece for engaging and moving said objects to prmtmgposition, a printing member, a reciprocatable inking device connected tothe slide piece and movable with the same for inking said printingmember, and means for reciprocating the slide piece.

17. In a printing and addressing machine, the combination of an uppermovable printing member, means for moving, step by step, a plurality ofseparate printing devices be 'neath said upper printing member,automatically actuated means for moving a blank to be printed toprinting position beneath said upper printing member, means for inkingthe upper printing member, and means for actuating the feeding means forthe printing devices, the feeding means for the blanks and the inkingmeans so that the feeding of the printing devices and blanks and theinking of the upper printing member take place simultaneously.

18. In a printing and addressing machine,

a bed, a main printing member for printing the same subject matter on aplurality of blanks, a magazine for containlng a plural ity of separateprinting devices, each adapted to print on a blank, mechanism for feeding the printing devices from the magazine along the bed to and beyondprinting posltion, mechanism for causing the main; printing member andsaid printing devices to print on the blanks, and manually operablemeans for at will stopping the printing operations Without affecting thefeeding of said printing devices.

19. In a printing and addressing machine, a bed, a verticallyreciprocatable printing member for printing the same subject matter on anumber of blanks to be printed, a magazine for containing a number'ofsepa rate printing devices each adapted to print on a blank, mechanismfor feeding the printing devices step by step along the bed and forcausing said printing member and pr1nt ing devices to make printingimpressions on for actuating the lever, the

at Will stopping the printing of said print- H ing member and printingdevices Without affecting the feeding of the latter.

20. In a printing and addressing machine, a bed, a magazine for holdinga series of separate printing devices, each adapted to print on onesideof a blank, means for feeding the printing devices step by step alongthe bed, a reciprocatable printing member. for printing the oppositeside of the blanks, mechanism for causing the reciprocatable printingmember and printing devices to make printing impressions and for causingthe actuation of said feeding means for the printing devices, andmanually operable means for at will stopping the printing op erationsWithout affecting the feeding of said printing devices.

21. In a printing and addressing machine, a bed, a magazine for holdinga series of separate addressing devices, means for feeding said devicesalong the bed, a vertically reciprocatable printing member for printmgon one'side of blanks to be printed, means for actuating said printingdevices one at a time so as to print on the other side of the blanks, areceptacle for holding the blanks, means for feeding the blanks one at atime from the receptacle to printing position, and manually operablemeans for at will stopping the operation of the printing member and ofthe blank feeding means Without affecting theoperation of the feedingmeans of the printing devices.

22. In a printing and addressing machine, a bed, a printing platen, aholder for said platen, means for reciprocating the holder and forcausing the platen to be maintained in parallelism with the bedcomprising a parallel movement mechanism including a lever and a linkboth connected to the holder and to the bed, and mechanism lever beingpivoted intermediate its ends, and connec'tedat one end to said holderand at its opposite end to said actuating mechanism.

In a printing and addressing machine, a bed, a printing platen, a holdertherefor, means for reciprocating. the holder and for causing theprinting platen to be maintained in parallelism with the bed comprisinga parallel movement mechanism including a bifurcated lever, and linksparallel thereto, the lever and links being pivotally connected to theholder and to the bed at oints equidistant apart, and mechanism oractuating said lever, the lever being '.bed adapted to contain aplurality of separate printing devices, a receptacle at the opposite endof the bed, means for feeding the printing devices from the magazine toand beyond printing position and into the receptacle, a yieldable andvertically movable support in said receptacle and adapted to sustain theprinting'devices as they are deposited therein, and tapered depressingmembers at the upper end of the receptacle adapted to be engaged by theprinting devices as they are moved into the receptacle, so as to forcethe printing members already deposited therein downward.

25. In a printing and addressing machine, a bed, a magazine at one endof the bed adapted to contain a plurality of separate printing devices,a receptacle at the opposite end of the bed, means for feeding theprinting devices from the magazine to and beyond printing position andinto the receptacle, a yieldable and vertically movable support in saidreceptacle and-adapted to sustain the printing devices as they aredeposited therein, tapered depressing'members at the upper end of thereceptacle adapted to be engaged by the printing devices as they aremoved into the receptacle, so as to force the printing members alreadydeposited therein downward, and means for maintaining a substantiallyconstant upward pressure of said support as the printing devices aresuccessively deposited thereon.

26. In a combined printing and addressing machine, a bed, a magazine atone end of the bed adapted to receive a plurality of separate printingdevices, a receptacle at the opposite end of the bed, means for feedingthe printing devices along the bed from the magazine to and beyondprinting position'and into the receptacle, a support in the receptaclefor the printing devices, said support being vertically yieldable andprovided with an inclined upper face, and inclined depressing members atthe upper end of the receptacle inclined oppositely with respect to theupper face of the support, whereby the printing devices entering betweenthe support and said-depressing members will have a wedging action tolower the support and printing devices already deposited in thereceptacle.

27. In a printing machine, a bed, a printing platen, means for actuatingthe platen, an inking roller adapted to engage said platen whenelevated, an ink distributing roller adapted to engage the inkingroller,

an ink reservoir arranged above said distributing roller and having adischarge orifice, and means for rocking said reservoir during theactuation of the platen so that ink may pass from said reservoir ontothe ink distributing roller.

28. In a printing machine, a bed, a movable printing platen, means foractuating said platen, an inking roller adapted to be moved over theface of the platen when ele vated, an ink distributing roller adapted toengage the inking roller, a roekable reservoir having a dischargeorifice normally sealed by said distributing roller, and meansforrocking said reservoir and for simultaneously turning said distributingroller during the actuation of the platen.

29. In a printing machine, a bed, a printing platen, means for actuatingthe platen comprising a pivoted lever, an inking roller adapted to bemoved over the face of the platen, an ink distributing roller adapted toengage the inking roller, a rockable reservoir arranged above thedistributing roller and provided at the bottom thereof with anelongatedorifice normally sealed by the dis- 30. In a combined printing andaddress-.

ing machine, a bed plate and a platen therein provided with an openingand adapted to support a card to be printed, a vertically reciprocableplunger over the platen, a vertically reciprocable plunger underneathsaid platen, an upper type holder attached to said upper plunger, amovable lower type holder adapted to rest upon the lower plunger, acommon actuating shaft for both plungers, and mechanism operativelyconnecting bot-h said plungers and said shaft whereby said plungers movesimultaneously toward said card to print said card simultaneously onopposite sides and means for retaining the type holders on said plungerwhile the impression therefrom is being made.

31. In a combined printing and addressing machine, a bed plate andplaten therein having a printingopening, plungers adapt ed to moretoward and from said platen on opposite sides thereof, a commonoperating shaft, mechanism operatively connecting said plungers andshaft, type for one plunger, movable type holders for the other plunger,means for feeding a succession of said movable type holders to saidplunger, means for retaining them on said plunger while in the printingposition, and means for. applying ink to the type in each type holderbefore the impression is niade.

32. In a printing and addressing machine, in combination, a platen,vertically moving plungers one above and one below the platen, a typeholder adjustably secured to the upper plunger, said lower plungeradapted to raise in turn a series of movable lower type holders. :1guide for the movable type holders, a reciprocating device forpropelling said type holders in said guide and adapted to alternatelyengage and release said type holders, mechanism for operating saidreciprocating device, means for locking said type holders on saidplunger in the printing position and when the said reciprocating de-,

vice releases them, and operating means for said plungers, and for saidpropelling and locking devices.

- 33. In a combined'printing and addressing machine, plungers adapted toreciprocate simultaneously in opposite directions, and an intermediateplaten having a printing opening, a series of movable type holders,device for feeding said type holders in succession to a printingposition opposite the opening in said platen, means for locking themovable type holders on said plunger when in the printing position, acard receptacle for cards to be printed, means for feed ing the cards tobe printed to said platen, means for operating the plungerssimultaneously and for operating the card feeding means when theplungers retire from the platen.

34. In a machine for the purpose described, in combination a bed plate,a platen therein having a printing opening, a card receptacle on saidbed plate, upper and lower plungers, mechanism for reciprocating theplungers simultaneously in opposite directions, mechanism for feedingthe cards one at a time from the receptacle, a common operating shaft,mechanism operatively connecting the shaft, plungers and card feedingmechanism, reciprocating mechanism for feeding movable type holders tothe lower plunger one at a time, means thereon for alternately engagingand releasing said type holders as said feeding mechanism reciprocates,mechanism for locking the type holders on said plunger while the actionof printing occurs, and for thereafter releasing them, and meansoperatively connected with said shaft for operating said locking means.

35. In a machine for the purpose described, a bed plate, a type holderguiding channel therein, a reciprocating rod pivoted in said bed plateand provided with engaging means for said type holders, a main shaft, acam thereon, a rock arm engaging said shaft and pivoted rodrespectively, a second cam on said shaft, an arm on said rod, andintermediate mechanism operatively connecting said arm and cam wherebysaid rod is rocked on its axis, at the end of its stroke in eachdirection to alternately engage and disengage said type holder engagingdevices.

36. The combination of a bed plate havingside of said channel guide,'each rod pro vided with type holder engaging means, one of said rodsreciprocating, a main shaft, a cam thereon, and rock arm adapted toreciprocate said reciprocating rod, an additional cam thereon for eachrod, and means operatively connected therewith for rocking said rockingrods at predetermined relative periods of time, and means for returningthe rods to their initial positions.

37. In a printing and addressing machine, a base plate, a receptacle forblanks, a platen or blank supporting member arranged in front of thereceptacle and having an opening therein, a main printing devicearranged over the platen and adapted to be moved toward and, away fromthe same, a hopper adapted to be supplied with slugs arranged at theside of the platen, a guideway in the bed plate extending laterally fromthe hopper toward and in line with the platen, a slug liftingdevice'arranged below the platen adapted to be moved toward and awayfrom the same, a reciprocating feeding device for feeding the blanks oneat a time from the lower part of the blank receptacle onto the platen, areciprocating feeding device adapted to feed the slugs one at a timefrom said hopper through the guideway, and mechanism for actuating themainprinting device so as to print the same subject matter on the upperface of each of the cards, and for actuating the slug lifting device soas to raise the slugs successively to the blanks as the slugs are fedone at a time over said slug lifting device, and print on the lowerfaces of the cards, and means for inking the upper surface of saidslugs, separate means for inking the main printing device, and a devicefor retaining the slugs in succession in printing position on said sluglifting device -while passing through the opening in said platen.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses. WALTER HAY. Witnesses:

H. R. SULLIVAN, A. F. KwIs.

